MillerKnoll Sales Slide as New Orders Inch Up / PARIC Holdings Acquires Corporate Concepts to Join its I3 Group / ABI May 2024: Business conditions at architecture firms continue to soften / US Office Vacancy Rates Likely to Rise by 2026 / House Bill Calls for Increased Office Space Reporting, Limits on Telework / Empty Offices Risk Wiping Out $250 Billion in Commercial Property Value / Apple Halts Work On $1B Campus, Following Other Tech Titans / 8% Of U.S. Office Buildings Are Taking Basically All The Tenant Activity / AI Firms Drive San Francisco’s Office Leasing Activity As Vultures Swoop In / Once a Strong Bet, Renovating Offices Now Looks Riskier / 76% of U.K. Businesses Are Seeking New Workspaces This Year / and much more…

Steelcase Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Sales Fall but Orders Increase / Hooker Furnishings Positions Itself for Contract & Hospitality Growth / Prostoria makes its US Debut by Opening a Flagship Store in Chicago / Humanscale Opens the Waitlist for Freedom 25th Anniversary Signature Edition / San Francisco Is on the Brink of a Revival, Fueled by AI, Innovators, and Investors / Rise of remote work leading to longer commutes in US, study claims / Energy Company Consolidations Likely To Ramp Up Houston’s Office Vacancy / Dell’s RTO Policy Failure: Workforce Choosing Remote Work Over Promotions / Gen Z Voted Worst Generation To Work With In Newsweek Poll / Two thirds of remote workers suffer from something called productivity anxiety / No Flexible Work Options? European Job Seekers Say “No, Thanks” / and much more…

Steelcase Commits to a Net-Zero Future by 2050 / Kimball International Announces Grand Opening of New NYC Showroom Location / Why Herman Miller brought back its company magazine / Steelcase and Logitech Introduce Extended Reality Experience Ocular™ View / Buyers Snap Up Aging and Empty Office Buildings for Deep Discounts / Remote Work Levels Hit Lowest Point Since 2020 / Will AI Make The Five-Day Workweek History By 2033? All Signs Point To Yes / Gen Xers and Boomers More Likely to Work Full on-Site and Remote / What The Workplace Can Learn From Taylor Swift And U2 / A new generation of workplace apps is transforming people's experience of work / The Office Gets "Schooled" / Welcoming Workspaces: Hospitality's Influence on Modern Workplace Design / and much more…

Humanscale opens new ground floor showroom in Fulton Market that sets New Sustainability Standards / AIS Opens Beautiful Third Floor Showroom, Previews New Solutions, and Features Concepts in Development / Virco Reports 33.7% Increase in First Quarter Revenue / American Institute of Architects Under Scrutiny Amid Financial Distress / Silen Bridges US Launch / Federal Employees Push Back on Strict Return-to-Office Policies / Why Go To An Office? To Be Seen, Not Productive, Employees Say / How Gensler’s Product Sustainability Standards Are Making an Impact in the Industry / AI Can Turn Hours Of Architecture Work Into Seconds. But At What Cost? / London office market sees sharp decline in leasing activity / Chicago Wants to Enlist Remote Workers in Rescue of Downtown  / Long-Distance Work Commutes Make a Comeback / Can Your Workplace Help You Sleep Better? / The Napoleon of Your Living Room / and much more… 

HBF Unveils Layered, Lively Refresh in their NYC showroom / Economic Pressures Continue To Shrink Offices / Clerkenwell Design Week review  / CBRE: Artificial Intelligence To Take Big Bite Out Of Demand For Office Space / Office design is changing. Here's how to prepare for the next phase  / Chicago to Offer $150 Million in Subsidies for Office Space Conversion / Citigroup Mandates Full-Time Office Return for 600 Employees Amid Regulatory Changes / Invesco Betting On Office Comeback By Seeing 'How Much We Can Extract' From REITs / How companies are addressing rising office fit-out costs / Future-Proofing Workspaces: Top Tactics To Align CRE Choices With Business Needs / Thinking Of Switching To A Hybrid Work Model? Read This First / More Law Firms Opt to Relocate Instead of Renewing / Virginia Tops 2024 List of Best States for Remote Work / Trends to Watch: How Media Workplace Priorities Have Evolved in 2024 / Environments that Support Cultural Optimism and Resilience / and much more…

Layoffs coming in Hickory as furniture giant HNI to close plant / Office Resources, Inc. Expands Reach in Alabama with Acquisition of OFC Birmingham Operations / ABI April 2024: Pace of billings decline at architecture firms slows slightly / Design Holding rebrands itself to Flos B&B Italia Group / Citi, HSBC, Barclays Order More Staff to Work in Offices 5 Days a Week / Office Rents Plunge in San Francisco's Financial District / The Pursuit of Flexible Work is Leading People to Start Small Businesses in the U.S. / We’re Spending Billions on This Work-From-Home Indulgence / Organizations seek a digitally connected workplace but struggle with change management / Downtown Restaurants Find Remote Workers Return for Happy Hours / Is climate change making office air worse? / 5 Trends Influencing the Workplace / and much more…

Gensler Workplace Survey Shows the Impact of Office Collaboration / Senator Group's Colin Mustoe honored with lifetime achievement award / Material Bank’s new CEO is thinking beyond samples / Wayfair will open first large-format store in Chicago suburb / 2024 Survey Reveals Hybrid Work is the Preferred Work Environment Across 11 Countries / A multifunctional space in Tokyo for Andreu World / RTO Boosts Business Travel, Puts A Dent In Domestic Leisure Traffic As Hotel Demand 'Normalizes' / Firms are on the hunt for tech-savvy facilities managers / People are spending more time in the office, but no sign of a full return for many / How Workplaces in Tokyo Are Embracing Flexible Work / WTF is an unbossed culture? / Dell to penalize hybrid employees who don't work in the office enough / Deloitte Survey Reveals Purpose And Flexibility Key To Retaining Gen Z and Millennials / 'Lights, camera, action!': Movie-making techniques make it into hybrid conference rooms / and much more…

DIRTT Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results / With 78% ownership of the shares, HNI Corporation is heavily dominated by institutional owners / Kimball International Announces Research that Connects Culture, Belonging, and Sensory Design / New Data Shows America’s Biggest Cities Are Slowly Coming Back to Life / South Florida Leads U.S. In Office Attendance Recovery / Chicago Fed Survey Shows Remote Arrangements Holding Strong / ORGATEC organizers turn their gaze to Middle East markets / As hybrid offices continue to evolve, report explores global occupancy planning / The traditional office workplace is dead, and you’ll be surprised to learn why / Women are less satisfied with their jobs than men, Conference Board finds / New Bill Would Effectively Kill Remote Work For Federal Employees / 2.5M Brits Admit To Stealing Food, Money and More From The Office - Lawyers Take Lead / and much more…

HNI Corporation Reports First Quarter 2024 Results - Kimball acquisition continues to bolster HNI's earnings / Fellowes plans phase-out of Holland-area Trendway plant / Steelcase Opens Dallas WorkLife Center / Georgia Full-service Furniture and Interior Solutions Dealer Announces Ownership Growth / Steelcase teams with another top esports organization / Office Leasing Plunges, Vacancy Rises in Chicago / What Gensler’s Education Engagement Index Reveals About the Future of Hybrid Learning / 8 in 10 Companies Plan to Layoff Recent Grads in Favor of AI / Inflation Fueling RTO Resistance, Employees Want Help With Soaring Costs / Most firms lack the right tech for hybrid working / Hybrid working era means a boom time for workplace apps / Trends to Watch Shaping the Future of Hospitality in Las Vegas and Beyond / The Future of Resilient Design  / Office design key as companies adapt to new work habits / and much more…

Chicago's most expensive street is in Fulton Market / Architecture Billings Continue to Soften / Chinese Manufacturer of Ergonomic Office Furniture Sets Up Sales Office in Pasadena / Room & Board Celebrates Transition to 100% Employee Ownership / CoStar Acquiring Virtual Tour Leader Matterport for $1.6B / Teknion Corporation Achieves Milestone Approval for "Near-Term Science Based Targets" by Science Based Targets Initiative / Gen Z and Millennials Most Likely to Demand a Raise for a 5-Day Office Commute / 'I Thought It Was A Mistake': Office Lease Expirations Are Lining Up, With Tenants In Driver's Seat / Survey: Back in the office, feds feel mixed on office space functionality / Americans in Milan: Why Salone is drawing so many stateside visitors / The rise of the remote husband / Anxiety, Technology and Change Unite the Global Workforce / Millennials Are the Driving Force Behind Four-Day Work Weeks in America, Survey Finds / How coworking spaces are getting people out of home offices / and much more…

Humanscale Earns B Corp Certification, Reinforcing Longstanding Leadership in Sustainability The HON Workspace | Chicago Location to Open June 10-12 / Sunon Launches its First Overseas Factory / Emeco and the 1006 Navy Chair celebrate 80 years / San Francisco Office Building Sells for 75% Discount / Office Conversion Projects to Double This Year / U.S. Office Market Outlook Gloomy As Availability Hits New High / Suburban Slowdown Drives Boston-Area Office Vacancy Above 20% / Time for Trophy Office Development / U.S. Coworking Spaces Expand 6% in First Quarter of 2024 / Big Tech Offloads Office Space, Putting Commercial Landlords in Flux / High Point Market Recap / B&B Italia’s new CEO is thinking beyond the brand’s hit sofa / Is Working Near Home The New Working From Home? / What US Employers Need To Know About Remote Workers / and much more…

Virco Reports Full Year Revenue Increased / D&D Building landlord faces $966 million debt lawsuit / Watson Unveils New Expansion and Manufacturing Improvements for 2024 / Freedman's Office Furniture Expands Reach with New Offices / Artemide: Interview with Carlotta de Bevilacqua / ‘Slouch’ Review: The Panic Over Posture / A definitive new book on the madness of hybrid working goes one step beyond / Working from home isn’t going away, even if some CEOs wish it would / For Sustainable Buildings, Architects Need Better Post-Occupancy Data / Why more companies are opening office doors to dogs / Return-to-Office Strategies Failing? The Coffee Shop Effect Can Help Brew Success / Tech Giant Globant Has Open Work-From-Home Policy for 30,000 Employees / Vitra extends European presence with showroom openings / and much more…

Poltrona Frau Unveils Flagship Store on Madison Ave in NYC including Haworth’s Lifestyle Design Group / GR furniture company acquired by manufacturer Rapid Line / BOMA 2024: 5 Key Changes Reshaping Office Building Measurements / Maybe 20% Vacancies Will Bring a New Normal to Office / With Federal Office Buildings 'Mostly Empty,' Pressure Grows To Cut Space Faster / What a new dupe-hunting site says about the industry’s relationship with knockoffs / Office Market Still Moving In Wrong Direction For Manhattan Landlords / Construction Spending Drops Unexpectedly In February As Public Projects Slow / A Fresh Take on the Corporate Workplace, With Inspiration From 19th Century London / A Well-Designed Workplace Is a Competitive Advantage / Annoying coworkers, toxic bosses, filthy workplaces: Why more employees are avoiding the office / Billionaire Steve Cohen Sees Four Day Work Week Coming / and much more…

MillerKnoll Stock Tumbles on Sinking Demand for Its Furniture / A.I. Could Prove Worse for Office Occupancy Than Remote Work / Indiana Furniture Set to Open New Chicago Design Studio at NeoCon 2024 / Amazon Plans To Cut $1.3B In Costs By Shedding Office Space / Office Vacancy Rate Still Going Up in San Francisco / Legal Office Leases Up 50% From Recent Lows / Bisley secures Tesla and Amazon deals / Coworking spaces for spies feature next-level security — and kombucha on tap / Work-Life Balance Replaces Hustle Culture / Feeling Unproductive? Your Office Lighting Might Be to Blame / When Hybrid Work Just Becomes Work / and much more…

Steelcase shares fall on revenue miss / AIA/Deltek ABI Reports Moderation in the Slowdown in Business Conditions at Architecture Firms in February / Indiana Furniture Announces Move to New Corporate Headquarters / Allsteel Launches Podcast and Magazine Spotlighting Workplace Innovation and Design / Tech Tenant Trends Push Down on Office Leasing / Office Sector Questions Are Beginning to Find Answers / All Hub, No Spokes: The Death of the Suburban Office / The Office Of The Future: How Workspaces Must Adapt For The Hybrid Era / Most US firms are yet to match their culture to the demands of flexible working / The hidden damage desk jobs are doing to our ears / The Rise Of ‘Office Peacocking’ In The Workplace In 2024 / What Does a Quality Office Workplace Smell Like? / Reviving flexible workspaces – a guide to saving failing operations / Stressed at Work? Your Office Phone Booth Could Tell Your Boss / and much more…

Teknion Enters into a Strategic Partnership with British Furniture Brand Modus / Bisley Acquires Stake in Sustainable Furniture Brand / 4 Years Into Pandemic, Office Use Showing No Signs Of Big Bounce Back / Improving Focus and Privacy in the Workplace / To Understand Office, Follow the Headquarters / Downtown Ground-Floor Retail Key To Enticing Office Workers Back, Greater Revitalization / Google’s self-designed office swallows Wi-Fi “like the Bermuda Triangle” / 2024: The Year of the Intentional Workplace / Revolutionizing Workplace Dynamics: Creating a Welcoming Destination for All! / Suburban Office’s Reversal of Fortune/ and much more…

Steelcase relocating longtime Chicago showroom / The Battle to Unseat the Aeron, the World’s Most Coveted Office Chair / JSI Announces Entry to Healthcare Market with JSI Health / Landscape Forms Announces New Partnership with Leading School Furniture Company, Smith System / Allsteel Announces Textile Partnership with Kvadrat / IKEA's New Office Furniture Collection Is a Gamechanger for WFH Days / HON Partners with Mayer Fabrics to Introduce 110 New Colorways / Employees Moving Further and Further Away From Workplace / Americans Don’t Care as Much About Work. And It Isn’t Just Gen Z. / Dallas Keeps Building Offices Amid High Vacancy, Slow Leasing / More Workers Piled Into Offices In February, With Visits Up Almost 19% / Deconstruct Your Office Into Core Resources To Rebuild Productivity / and much more…

 The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity Opens in Richmond, California / The big engine that could: U.S. economy barrels ahead and puts recession forecasts in rear view / Innovations Unveils Luxury Showroom in the Pacific Design Center / Haworth closes furniture plant / Interface Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results / How 3 Texas Cities Came To Lead The Nation In Empty Offices — And Why There May Be Further To Fall / 60% Of Office Vacancies Concentrated In 10% Of Buildings: JLL / CEOs turn to hybrid working to cut costs as suburban office footfall booms / Citadel’s New Real Estate Chief Sees A Return To A Different Kind Of Office / The Workplace Must Be a Destination, Not an Obligation / The Power of Pet-Friendly Workplaces / Deutsche Bank’s Return-to-Office Push Sparks Worker Backlash / How Tomorrow’s Workforce Will Shape Future Workplace Design / The hybrid working office: ushering in a new era for the workspace / and much more…

HNI Reports Earnings Growth and Margin Expansion in Q4 and Full Year 2023 / DIRTT Reports Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Results / Haworth Group Reaches New Milestone in 2023 / Artcobell names Kevin Smith as President / What Many Get Wrong About the US Office Market / More Evidence 'Flight to Quality' a Myth Amid Dismal Office Report / Steelcase Earns Top Score in Industry for Climate Change Disclosure From CDP / Google opens New York HQ built on renovated 1930s train terminal / Commuting Data Provides More Insight into Remote Work / The Strategy Behind The Pentagon’s Bold Remote Work Pivot / Employee turnover will skyrocket if firms monitor office attendance, says former EY leader / These Are The Top Coworking Amenities & Features To Attract Members / Pawsitivity at Work: Perks & Pitfalls Of Creating Pet-Friendly Coworking Spaces / and much more…

DIRTT Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2023 Financial Results / Keilhauer’s Remimagined NYC Showroom Invites Co-Working, Collaboration and Celebration / Freedman’s Office Furniture Expands To Serve Houston, Texas With New Office Location / Empty Offices, Soaring Debt, Nervous Investors — Exactly How Much Trouble Are Banks In Amid CRE Market Turmoil? / 'No Doom Loop Fears Here': Economists Provide Optimism For Office Market / Commercial Real Estate Trouble Evident in Fading Downtown Construction / Commercial Real Estate Market Plunge Has Lenders Facing a Brutal Reality / Office Agony Isn’t Over, Says Morgan Stanley / Changing shape of workplace is creating new opportunities for property market / The 600-Year Office / An inside look at Gensler's office of the future / How to Be Productive on Fridays? Companies Try New Tricks to Bring Work Back / The seismic shift that’s about to change the American workplace / and much more…